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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. In this first piece, Dan McSweeney talks to Morningsiders about three "centers of gravity" in their community. In addition to institutions and businesses, this introductory segment sheds light on the perspectives of a variety of local residents. The resulting mosaic of interviews, music, and editorializing presents a complex view of Morningside Heights.
Topic: Morningside Post
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. The (not so) secret life of books in Morningside Heights: What do J.D. Salinger, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Dorothy Parker have in common? Find out in this segment, where we explore the literary life of our neighborhood, both historically and in terms of the current trade in books. Interviews at Morningside Bookshop, Labyrinth Books, the New York Public Libary Morningside...
Topic: Morningside Post
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. What happens at the end of the academic year in Morningside Heights? Well, it depends on whom you ask. In this segment of Morningside Now, we hear a variety of perspectives on the annual exodus of students. Is it good? Is it bad? Yes.
Topic: Morningside Post
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Residents of Morningside Heights recently braved the rain to pay tribute to a Hollywood legend raised in the 'hood. The event was the culmination of 35 years of hope and effort by Gary Dennis, who owns The Movie Place. A few surprises and incongruities emerged.
Topic: Morningside Post
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Over the past year, we've examined the history and culture of Morningside Heights. In the previous installment, we looked at how local residents relate to the buildings in which they live. In this final segment of the series, Dan McSweeney takes a look at a typical neighborhood block, in this case West 111th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue (seen in this photo in 1905). If...
Topic: Morningside Post
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Here is part two of two on the history and culture of West 111th Street. This one is 12 minutes long.
Topic: Morningside Post
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. This is the story of Kendal Court, an apartment building located at 521 West 111th Street. Completed in 1904 (see photo at left), the building is an excellent example of the residences constructed in this neighborhood during the housing boom at the turn of the century, as the major institutions of Morningside Heights established themselves here. Conversations with long-term and temporary...
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. This is the story of Kendal Court, an apartment building located at 521 West 111th Street. Completed in 1904 (see photo at left), the building is an excellent example of the residences constructed in this neighborhood during the housing boom at the turn of the century, as the major institutions of Morningside Heights established themselves here. Conversations with long-term and temporary...
Topic: Morningside Post
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. This is the story of Kendal Court, an apartment building located at 521 West 111th Street. Completed in 1904 (see photo at left), the building is an excellent example of the residences constructed in this neighborhood during the housing boom at the turn of the century, as the major institutions of Morningside Heights established themselves here. Conversations with long-term and temporary...
Topic: Morningside Post
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. We end our oral history of Kendal Court in this third part, which is eleven minutes long. This one's about memories and pride on the Upper West Side. Long live 521 West 111th Street!
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This was a monthly series of podcasts from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. The story of Kendal Court continues in this segment, where, among other things, we explore the differences and similarities between long-term residents of 521 West 111th Street and the students who live in the building temporarily. This part's about eight minutes long.
Topic: Morningside Post
